Vollard Archives

Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939) was an art dealer and a key figure in the late nineteenth century and first decade of the twentieth century. He was a champion of avant-garde art and, in particular, Cezanne’s painting. In November 1895 he mounted a retrospective of works by Cezanne, the artist’s first.

Vollard’s Archives are housed at the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, where they are classified as Fonds Vollard MS 421. The archive includes original correspondence, ledgers, account books, daily agendas, shipping receipts and personal papers.  A large photographic archive is also held at the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, ODO 1996 56

The archival material transcribed here combines the dealer’s stockbooks (A, B and C), a “virtual stockbook” (X) and a partial inventory (W). Photocopies of the stockbooks can be found in John Rewald Papers at the National Gallery Archives, Washington, D.C.

Some original stockbooks are housed at the Wildenstein Institute in Paris.

Stockbook A (1899–ca. April 1904): Inventory numbers 3301–4210 (Wildenstein Institute; photocopy in John Rewald Papers)

Stockbook B (ca. June 1904–December 1907): Inventory numbers 3301–4560 (Vollard Archives; photocopy in John Rewald Papers)

Stockbook C (ca. March 1918–ca. 1922): Inventory numbers 7016–7609 (Wildenstein Institute; photocopy in John Rewald Papers)

Stockbook X (January 1912–end 1912): “Inventory numbers” 5000–5500 (virtual “stockbook” created from Vollard’s agendas, Musée d'Orsay, archives Vollard,  MS 421 [5,8]).

Stockbook W (January 1, 1922–January 5, 1938): Inventory numbers 1–5745 (Wildenstein Institute). N.B. The "purchase date" is an indication of when the work was entered into the inventory; "purchased for" may indicate the value at the time of entry.

Vollard photo archive numbers: these numbers have been carried over from John Rewald’s 1996 catalogue raisonné and were consulted by him at the Wildenstein Institute. The Musée d’Orsay has another set of photographs.

The stockbooks can be sorted by stock number or FWN number.

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Vollard archive photo without no.
Pont sur la Seine, 1880–85 (1097)
Pont sur la Seine, 1880–85 (1097)
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Maisonnettes, 1880–85 (1100)
Maisonnettes, 1880–85 (1100)
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Maison derrière un arbre, 1882–84 (1114)
Maison derrière un arbre, 1882–84 (1114)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Branches et rochers, c.1890 (1294)
Branches et rochers, c.1890 (1294)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Vollard archive photo without no.
Château Noir, c.1904 (1508)
Château Noir, c.1904 (1508)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Paysan au canotier, 1905–06 (1779)
Paysan au canotier, 1905–06 (1779)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Portrait de Vallier, 1904–06 (1780)
Portrait de Vallier, 1904–06 (1780)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Le Pêcheur à la ligne, 1872–75 (1836-TA)
Le Pêcheur à la ligne, 1872–75 (1836-TA)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Les Foreurs, 1873–74 (1844-TA)
Les Foreurs, 1873–74 (1844-TA)
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Olympia, c.1877 (1860)
Olympia, c.1877 (1860)
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Les Moissonneurs, 1875–78 (1869)
Les Moissonneurs, 1875–78 (1869)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Le Réveil, c.1880 (1872)
Le Réveil, c.1880 (1872)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Vollard archive photo without no.
Pommes et tube de couleur, c.1878 (1901-TA)
Pommes et tube de couleur, c.1878 (1901-TA)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Nature morte: pêches et poires, 1882–85 (1904-TA)
Nature morte: pêches et poires, 1882–85 (1904-TA)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Assiette d'oranges, c.1885 (1906)
Assiette d'oranges, c.1885 (1906)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Fruits, c.1885 (1907-TA)
Fruits, c.1885 (1907-TA)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Les Rideaux, c.1885 (1923)
Les Rideaux, c.1885 (1923)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Le Cruchon vert, 1885–87 (1924)
Le Cruchon vert, 1885–87 (1924)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Pensées dans un pot, 1885–88 (1931)
Pensées dans un pot, 1885–88 (1931)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Etude de crâne, 1902–04 (1985)
Etude de crâne, 1902–04 (1985)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Crâne sur une draperie, 1902–06 (1986)
Crâne sur une draperie, 1902–06 (1986)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Vollard archive photo without no.
Baigneurs et baigneuses, c.1870 (2001)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Baigneur, c.1890 (2039)
Baigneur, c.1890 (2039)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Baigneurs, c.1888 (3007-45b)
Baigneurs, c.1888 (3007-45b)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Baigneurs, c.1885 (3007-x5b-TA)
Baigneurs, c.1885 (3007-x5b-TA)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Entrée de jardin, II, 1878–80 (3008-x1a)
Entrée de jardin, II, 1878–80 (3008-x1a)
Vollard archive photo without no.
Vollard archive photo without no.
Vollard archive photo without no.
Baigneurs, c.1890 (possibly later) (3018-03a)
Baigneurs, c.1890 (possibly later) (3018-03a)
Vollard archive photo without no. (showing the entire sheet)
Le Hêtre, 1883–85 (1123)
Le Hêtre, 1883–85 (1123)
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Carafe et couteau, c.1882 (3018-34a)
Carafe et couteau, c.1882 (3018-34a)
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Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Vollard Archives." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/resources/stockbooks.php?type=archives&sb=Vollard&sbno=67 (accessed on March 19, 2024).